I HOPE THE FOLLOWING WILL GUIDE YOU IN HOUSE TRAINING YOUR NEW PUPPY. NO TWO PUPPIES ARE ALIKE EACH WILL PRESENT ITS OWN SET OF SIGNALS TO ALERT YOU THEY NEED TO GO “POTTY”. ALL MY DOGS GO POTTY ON COMMAND. I TEACH THEM THIS FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST NO ONE WANTS TO STAND THERE FOR AND HOUR WAITING FOR HIM TO FIND JUST THE RIGHT SPOT. AND WHEN TRAVELING THERE MIGHT NOT BE THE RIGHT SPOT. AT DOG SHOWS THEY MIGHT HAVE TO GO ON PAPERS INA BUILDING, AND TO THE WAY THEY THINK MOM TAUGHT ME NOT TO GO INSIDE SO, IM NOT SUPPOSE TO GO IN HERE BUT IF THEY HEAR ME SAY “GO POTTY” IT MUST BE OK. IF YOU FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE RULES AND SUGGESTIONS HOUSE TRAINING IS REALLY NOT THAT HARD. AND EVERYONE IS CAPABLE OF HOUSETRAINING A PUPPY WITH JUST A LITTLE EFFORT ON YOUR PART. I HAVE STARTED THE GOUND RULES FOR HOUSE TRAINING YOUR BABY. I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO KEEP THE PUPPIES IN CLEAN SURROUNDINGS. THIS FIRST SIMPLE RULE HAS TAUGHT THE PUPPY TO BE CLEAN, AS IT GROW UP IT WILL WANT TO STAY CLEAN SO THEREFORE NOT DIRTY IT’S HOME, (DEN). SIGNALS THAT YOUR PUPPY NEEDS TO GO POTTY: 1- CIRCLING 2- SNIFFING THE FLOOR. 3- CRYING YOUNG PUPPYS WILL NEED TO IMMEDIATELY RELIEVE THEMSELVES AFTER A NAP, VIGOROUS PLAY AND EATING. ALWAYS PICK THE PUPPY UP AND CARRY HIM OUTSIDE. IF YOU LET HIM WALK TO THE DOOR BEFORE HE GETS THERE HE WILL RELIEVE HIMSELF. AT FIRST TAKE THE PUPPY OUT EVERY 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. TAKE HIM TO THE SAME PLACE EVERY TME AND SAY “GO POTTY”. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE PUPPY WILL WANT TO GO POTTY TO PLEASE YOU ESPECIALLY IF YOU GIVE LOTS OF PRAISE AND A TREAT. GIVE A PIECE OF CHEESE OR A PIECE OF HOTDOG OR LUNCH MEAT. JUST ONE PIECE AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME HE RECEIVES THIS KIND OF FOOD. THAT MAKES IT SPECIAL IF ONLY GVEN AT THIS TIME. I TOTALLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU CRATE TRAIN YOUR PUPPY FOR SEVERAL REASONS. ONE THIS WILL BECOME HIS HOME HIS BEDROOM, HIS SAFE HAVEN. HE CERTINALY WILL NOT WANT TO SOIL HIS BED. I HAVE ALREADY INTRODUCED THE PUPPY TO A CRATE, SO HE IS ALREADY COMFORTABLE WITH IT. SHOW YOUR NEW PUPPY HIS CRATE. THE CRATE SHOULD BE LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE HIM WHEN HE BECOMES AND ADULT. HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO STAND AND TURN AROUND AND STRETCH OUT WHILE SLEEPING. I RECCOMENT THE HEAVY WIRE CRATES WITH A GRATE IN THE BOTTOM, USING THIS TYPE OF CRATE WILL HELP KEEP THE PUPPY CLEAN IF HE WERE TO GO POTTY IN THE CRATE. OR IF YOU PREFER THE PLASTIC TRAVEL CRATES, THAT WILL DO JUST FINE. ADD SHREDDED NEWSPAPER FOR A BED IN THE PLASTIC CRATE AND A TOWEL IN THE WIRE CRATE. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER USE THE CRATE AS PUNISHMENT AND DON’T MAKE THE CRATE A JAIL FOR THE PUPPY. THE CRATE IS ONLY A TOOL AND THE PUPPY SHOULD NEVER LIVE IN IT FOR THE REST OF IT’S LIFE. ADD CHEW TOYS TO THE CRATE, LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN SO HE CAN INVESTIGATE THE CRATE ON HIS OWN. DON’T RUSH HIM TO GO INSIDE. REMEMBER, YOU AND THE WAY YOU DO THINGS ARE ALL NEW TO HIM, AND HE IS ALREADY IN A STRANGE PLACE ALL ALONE WITH YOU AWAY FROM EVERYTHING FAMILUR AND SAFE TO HIM. IT IS OK TO OUT HIS FOOD AND WATER IN HIS CRATE BUT AFTER HE EATS TAKE HIM OUT. IF YOU CHOOSE TO NOT USE A CRATE, CHOOSE A SMALL ROOM SUCH AS A SMALL LAUNDRY ROOM OR BATH ROOM. REMEMBER TO MAKE THE ROOM SAFE. NO EXPOSED WIRES THAT THE PUPPY CAN CHEW AND HURT HIMSELF, REMOVE ALL CHEMICALS THAT THE PUPPY COULD GET INO, EVEN IF THEY ARE IN A CABINET. YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED THAT THEY CAN OPEN IT AND GO ON A TREASURE HUNT. PUT HIS BED, FOOD , WATER AND TOYS AS FAR AWAY FROM THE DOOR AS POSSIBLE AND PLACE NEWSPAPERS OR PUPPY PADS ON THE FLOOR AWAY FROM HIS BED AND FOOD. HE SHOULD GO AS FAR AWAY FROM HIS BED AND FOOD AS HE CAN GET. WHEN YOU TAKE THE PUPPY OUT OF HIS ROOM OR CRATE, PICK HIM UP AND CARRY HIM OUTSIDE TO THE SAME PLACE EVERY TIME AND TELL HIM TO “GO POTTY” . SHOWER HIM WITH PRAISE AND OFFER A TREAT AFTER HE RELIEVES HIMSELF OUTDOORS. AS YOUR NEW PUPPY RESIST THE URGE TO RELEIVE HIMSELF IN HIS DEN HE MAY, CRY, BARK, AND SCRATCH THE DOOR. TAKE HIM OUTSIDE IMMEDIATELY AND PRAISE HIM ON THE WAY TO LET HIM NO THAT HE DID GOOD TELLING YOU HE NEEDED TO GO OUT . EVEN IF HE DOES NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS, TAKE HIM OUTSIDE EVERY HOUR. DO NOT LET THE PUPPY HAVE THE RUN OF THE HOUSE. THIS WILL NOT REINFORCE THE EARLY TRAINING TO KEEP HIS HOUSE CLEAN. HE WILL HAVE TO MUCH ROOM TO GET AWAY FROM HIS DEN. WHEN HE IS OUT OF HIS ROOM OR CRATE KEEP A CLOSE WATCH OVER HIM. IF YOU DISCOVER AN ACCIDENT AFTER THE FACT, DO NOT SCOLD THE PUPPY. INSTEAD, TAKE HIM TO THE ESTABLISHED OUTDOOR SPOT AND PRAISE HIM IF HE GOES. SCOLDING AT THIS TIME WILL MAKE YOUR PUPPY NERVOUS AND CONFUSE HIM. HITTING THE PUPPY AND RUBBING HIS NOSE IN IT WILL MAKE HIM GO HIDE TO GO POTTY. IF HE IS HAVING TROUBLE FIGURING OUT WHAT YOU WANT HIM TO DO IN HIS ESTABLISHED PLACE TAKE BOWEL MOVEMENT, OR TAKE A CLOTH AND WIPE UP THE URINE AND TAKE OUTSIDE AND PLACE IT IN HIS SPOT AND SHOW IT TO HIM AND SAY “GO POTTY”, WHEN HE SNIFFS THE URINE OR BOWEL MOVEMENT . DOGS ARE CREATURES OF HABIT AND OUR ROLE IS TO GET HIM TO THINK OF YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE AS HIS DEN. THIS PROCESS MAY TAKE UP TO SIX WEEKS OR LONGER. JUST WHEN YOU ARE READY TO GIVE UP YOUR PUPPY WILL CATCH ON.. OTHER INFLUENCES: FEEDING SCHEDULES” MOST PUPPIES NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM WITHIN AN HOUR OR LESS AFTER EATING AND PLAYING (AND DON’T FORGET WAKING FROM A NAP). BY SCHEDULING YOUR PUPPY’S MEALTIMES, YOU CAN CONTROL WHEN HE NEEDS TO RELEIVE HIMSELF. FEED AT CONSISTENT TIMES, TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY DEPENDING ON HIS AGE. LET THE PUPPY EAT HIS FILL AND THEN TAKE HIM OUTSIDE SAYING THE WORDS “GO POTTY”. PRAISE HIM WHEN HE GOES AND DON’T FORGET TO GIVE THAT SPECIAL TREAT. REMAIN PATIENT. WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, THE HOUSETRAING CONCEPT WILL INDEED “CLICK” WITH YOUR DOG. REMEMBER THE TIME YOU INVEST NOW WILL HAVE GREAT REWARDS IN A HAPPY UNION OF YOU AND YOUR PUPPY. EXISTING ODORS: IF HE URINATES INDOORS FOR NO APPARENT REASON, OR JUST SEEMS TO BE DRAWN TO A CERTIAN AREA. URINE OR FECAL ODORS MAY BE PRESENT AND DRAWING HIM TO AN AREA. EXPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A RENTER AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA IF THERE WERE ANIMALS THERE BEFORE YOU. USE A SPECIAL ODOR NEUTRALIZER TO REMOVE ANY SCENTS THAT MIGHT ATTRACT YOUR NEW PUPPY TO A PREVIOUSLY SOILED AREA. FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURE’S DIRECTIONS. ALSO I FIND THAT IF YOU MIX LEMON AMMONIA WITH WATER AND PUT IN A SPRAY BOTTLE AND SPRAY OVER THE CLEANED UP URINE SPOT, THIS WILL HELP DISCOURAGE HIM FROM RETURNING TO THE SAME SPOT. DOGS INSTINCTIVELY WANT TO COVER UP OLD SMELLS WITH THEIR OWN. IF YOUR PUPPY IS AT FAULT, AND NOT A PREVIOUSE PET, ALLOW HIM IN THE SOLID ROOM ONLY WHEN HE IS SUPERVISED. TRY STEAM CLEANING THIS ROOM WITH A COMMERCIAL ODOR NEUTRALIZER. NERVOUS URINATION: IF YOUR NEW PUPPY URINATES WHEN HE GREETS YOU, OR WHEN HE MEETS SOMEONE NEW HE MAY HAVE SUBMISSIVE URINATION. TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, SHOW TENDER LOVING CARE. IF YOU SCOLD OR GET UPSET AND LOUD YOU ONLY REENFORCE THE REASON HE IS SUBMISSIVE. DOGS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ARE VERY SENSITIVE, SO SCOLDING WORSENS THE PROBLEM. BE PATIENT, MOST PUPPIES OUTGROW THE PROBLEM. SOCIALIZE THE PUPPY, REMAIN CALM AND QUITE AND AVOID EXTENDING YOUR ARM TO YOUR PUPPIES HEAD TO GREET HIM. AS A DISTRACTION, CLAMLY ASK HIM TO SIT AND OFFER A TREAT. BEING FRIGHTENED CAN ALSO CAUSE THIS BEHAVIOR. TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THE PUPPY MIGHT BE FRIGHTENED. ALWAYS TELL YOURSELF THIS IS MY FAULT NOT HIS. LOUD AGGRESSIVE VOICES AND HARSH TREATMENT WILL OFTEN DESTROY THE PUPPIES CONFIDNECE. ALWAYS TALK SOFTLY TO A FRIGHTENED PUPPY. CALL TO HIM BEFORE YOU EVER GET TO HIM, LETTING HIM KNOW YOU ARE COMING, GIVING THE PUPPY TIME TO GET READY TO SEE YOU. NEVER, NEVER HIT A PUPPY. YOU WILL RUIN THE SPIRIT OF THE DOG. ALSO REMEMBER YOU ARE DEALING WITH A YOUNG DOG. YOU CAN NOT EXPECT A TWO MONTH OLD CHILD TO STOP WETTING ITS DIAPER. TIME AND PATIENCE WILL CURE ALL. I AM HERE TO HELP YOU IN ANY WAY I CAN. AND EACH PUPPY CAN COME UP WITH ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES. MAKE POTTY TIME FUN FOR HIM SO HE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO GOING OUTSIDE AND GETTING THAT SPECIAL TREAT. REMEMBER POTTY TIME IS POTTY TIME SO NEVER MAKE IT PLAY TIME UNTIL AFTER HE DOES WHAT YOU REALLY TOOK HIM OUTSIDE FOR.